The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-22
Decline of Female Beauty.

Decline of Female Beauty.
He was fine-looklng specimen Of
manhood; tall, compact bright eyes,
hair tinged with gray, faultlessly
dressed-in short, a gentleman in ap'
pearance and manners. Without affecta'
ton, his voice had q business ring. the
words dropping crisp and clear. Some
might say that the tone was too posi-.
tive; vet it was not more so than would
be expected in q business man who
deals with a great variety Of people.
II have been coming to this city for
the past twenty-five years and have
watched the growth of young people
closely" he said to one OF his patrons
yesterday, land l used to think you had
the handsomest women OF any city In
the whole country"
THAT is just what we have" said
the wealthy merchant with whom be
was talking.
mo, can't say so much now" re-
piled the traveller. "You had them once
but not now. Year by year your won
en- are growing uglier, more heshy, less
active and vivacious. Twenty years
ago it was rarity to see q sall0w, Ian
guild lady pass your store. Now 1t Is
almost the reverse" :.
well, now. I haven't noticed that, "
said the merchant, In manner indlcat-
ing that he doubted 1t.
Probably not" replied the traveller,
"because you are right here all the
time and would not notice the slight
changes from day to day, while come
only once in two years. That makes a
great difference. Then l am closer
observer of such things than you are,
or, rather. am more sensitive to the
effects of beauty. You may not think
1t. but am as sensitive as an artist
left the house and went on the road be-
cause 1t became an ANNOYANCE to me 70
wait on ugly customers"
ut doesn't make praticle OF differ
ence to me so get the money" laugh
ingly replied the merchant. ''Of course
man possessed Of any taste whatever
prefers to wait on good-looking, re-
fined lady TO one who is coarse, ILL
hammered or shabbily dressed"
That Is Just what l was telling
you," continued the traveller. ''You
are not as sensitive as am, therefore
not as well qualified to Judge"
''In what way are our women grow
ing ugly and offensive to your superior
sense OF the beautiful"
"They are growing heavy, sallow and
limp" he began. 'Red. rosy cheeks
are rarities; strong, vigorous bodies are
fast giving place to weak, ill-shaper
forms. Formerly your ladies were
healthy and robust but now they ART
becoming listless and scrawny or fat
Then they are dressing in most horrit
form. My dear sir, there hasn't beer
a passably dressed lady In your stor'
since have been here. They seem t.
follow the fashion whether 1t becomes
them or not"
you had better not allow the ladie
to hear you talking this way, or the
will pull your ears" said the merchant
They ought to hearit. all the same.
replied the traveller. However, / don
suppose it would do much good. be
cause women are so indifferent in re
gard to their health, and the thing
that go to make them beautiful
The Scotch-Irish blood, of which 20,
had so much. gives US the highest typ
of beauty. There is wax doll styl'
that some persons like. but 1t Is no
substantial. That Is the kind that you
girls appear TO be cultivating: You flint
L in almost every old city. Baltimore
Philadelphia Richmond and other east
earn cities are full of it."
Well. they seem to have some yer.
good men In these cities, and gres
deal of wealth." suggested the mel
chant
True enough, but where do thei
enterprising men come fromP Why
from the country. and country towns
where the blood Is richer In vital els
ments. and where people are NOR
robust and handsome" he replied.
Er.